1 [I,T] to move or make sth move smoothly along a surface 滑;滑行:
She fell over and slid along the ice.她跌倒后在冰上一路滑去。The doors slide open automatically.那些门会自动滑开。
2 [I,T] to move or make sth move quietly without being noticed (使)悄悄移动:
I slid out of the room when nobody was looking.我在没有人看见的时候悄悄走出房间。She slid her hand into her pocket and took out a gun.她悄悄把手伸进衣袋里拿出一枝枪来。
3 [I] (used about prices, values, etc) to go down slowly and continuously (指价格、价值等)慢慢滑落,持续下降
4 [I] to move gradually towards a worse situation 渐渐陷入(更糟的境地):
The company slid into debt and eventually closed.公司渐渐背了债,最后倒闭了。
*slide²
/slaɪd ||; slaɪd/noun[C]
1 a small piece of glass that you put sth on when you want to examine it under a MICROSCOPE (= a piece of equipment that makes things appear much bigger) (显微镜的)承物玻璃片
☞picture at laboratory 见laboratory插图
2 a large toy consisting of a ladder and a long piece of metal, plastic, etc. Children climb up the ladder then slide down the other part. 滑梯
☞picture at swing 见swing插图
3 a continuous slow fall, for example of prices, values, levels, etc (价钱、价值、水平等)滑落
4 a small piece of photographic film in a plastic or cardboard frame 幻灯片
☞Look at transparency. 参看transparency。